Chapter 134: Sister is Too Bold! The Immortal of the Chuma Tradition!

Finishing his thought, Lin Yi narrowed his eyes, pressed his lips together, and stopped taking in excessive breaths through his nose.

In this way, his eyes could no longer see anything seductive about Ouyang Ran, and his nose could no longer catch the fragrance radiating from her body.

By keeping his mouth shut, he also made it clear to Ouyang Ran that he had nothing more to say and that his attitude was completely resolute.

There was no help for it; this Ouyang Ran was different from before. Previously, although Ouyang Ran had a decisive and efficient aura, she certainly hadn't been this bold. She had seemed like a relatively reserved, capable, and beautiful elder sister.

But looking at it now, she even came out with such brazen remarks as "this older sister is giving you a chance to pursue me."

To avoid damaging his mental state of cultivation, he had better maintain this "strangers keep away" demeanor.

Whether it was because Lin Yi's expression appeared so cold or for some other reason, Ouyang Ran quieted down. For quite a while, she said nothing and simply concentrated on driving.

However, she vented the frustration of having nothing to say into her driving.

On the highway, the car was likely traveling at a speed of around one hundred and seventy to one hundred and eighty kilometers per hour. Even though Lin Yi possessed super-enhanced physical fitness, he figured that if there were a real car crash or something similar, his body wouldn't be able to withstand it either.

"Slow down, slow down..."

In the end, Lin Yi surrendered.

There was no helping it; Big Sister Ouyang Ran was too formidable.

I yield, I yield, all right?

Hearing Lin Yi's words, Ouyang Ran finally reduced her speed, and then looked at Lin Yi with a beaming smile.

Her large eyes narrowed slightly into fox-like slits, fully displaying her charm.

"Alright, alright, I'll slow down... Don't worry, my good little brother, as long as that fellow Lin Hexian isn't around, I will definitely not waste your time... By the way, the story is over. My good little brother, tell this older sister, seeing that you're still quite young, when did you start working in an administrative unit like Exorcism and Demon Slaying?"

"My good little brother, are there really many ghosts and monsters that you encounter on a regular basis?"

"How many different kinds of ghosts and monsters are there...?"

"Where are your offices located...?"

Countless questions tumbled out of Ouyang Ran's mouth.

And as if asking wasn't enough, Ouyang Ran reached out and patted her hand over, resting it directly on top of Lin Yi's hand.

"..."

Lin Yi.

Since his "strangers keep away" facade hadn't even lasted long before he was chatting with Ouyang Ran again, so be it; he might as well continue talking with this beautiful older sister.

As for the hand Ouyang Ran had extended... well... let her hold it if she wanted to.

Lin Yi finally understood. Compared to young girls like An Miaoyue and Mu Yuqing, Ouyang Ran, who was only a few years older, definitely belonged to the mature imperial-sister type who was thick-skinned, bold, and black-hearted.

Anyway, since she had already said those brazen words, Ouyang Ran no longer cared about inhibitions and had begun to act thoroughly shamelessly.

Her hand kept wandering back and forth, rubbing against Lin Yi until he grew somewhat irritated. In the end, Lin Yi simply stopped dodging.

Lin Yi's annoyance flared up. Didn't you keep rubbing my hand?

I'll give you a counter-rub right back; Lin Yi never takes a loss!

Lin Yi... made his move!

Chatting idly back and forth, Lin Yi wasn't even worried about exposing his personal identity information.

When Lin Yi mentioned that he was a college student at Shengjing Academy, Ouyang Ran's pair of beautiful eyes instantly widened in utter shock.

When Lin Yi mentioned some of the ghosts and monsters he had encountered in the past, Ouyang Ran almost parked the car on the emergency lane just to have a heart-to-heart chat with Lin Yi and conduct a full interview. These tales completely opened up a new world for her!

Only then did Lin Yi realize why people always said that authors and journalists were chatterboxes with an extreme sense of curiosity—it was truly the case.

While casually conversing with Ouyang Ran, Lin Yi began to take stock of his gains from this mission.

At the same time, more doubts arose in his heart.

That old schemer, the River God of Lingtian River, had previously asked him to go to the second layer of the Demon Prison and inquire about the whereabouts of a small, worthless scrap-iron bead from the turtle demon's little grandson.

Normally, there would be nothing wrong with this.

However, he had previously seen the Demon King Blood Demon within the fragmented boundary pocket space—that bird-man possessing an angelic appearance.

He had also learned that Zhao Qilin from the Corpse-Refining Clan wanted to refine precisely the blood-soul contained within the Blood Demon's Demon King Bead.

That Demon King Bead happened to be a small, worthless scrap-iron bead.

Lin Yi didn't think he was overthinking things; how could there be so many coincidences involving small, worthless scrap-iron beads?

Thinking further about that old schemer the River God, who was definitely the type never to stir without a profit, was it possible that... the turtle demon grandson mentioned by the old schemer actually knew the whereabouts of the Demon King Bead?

And the old schemer, the River God, wanted to trick him into finding that Demon King Bead?

The more he thought about it, the more Lin Yi felt this was the correct conclusion.

Inside the mysterious space of the *Slaying Gods Scripture*, he currently had a Demon King Bead stored right there. To verify whether all of this was true, all he had to do was start from that little turtle demon and match it against his description to find out for certain!

About an hour and a half later, Lin Yi and Ouyang Ran arrived at Tianhe County Residential Compound.

Recently, the people Lin Yi had been in contact with were major clients, and the places they lived were luxury residential compounds.

Even Lin Yi himself lived in the talented-scholars-and-beauties villa compound that Murong Xingyao had insisted on gifting him.

This Tianhe County Residential Compound was another villa neighborhood, and judging by its location, it should be even more expensive than the Talented Scholars and Beauties compound.

Sitting inside the car with one hand still grasping Ouyang Ran's stubbornly unwithdrawn hand, Lin Yi suddenly realized: why did the name of this residential compound sound so familiar?

"Tianhe County Residential Compound... What the hell, isn't this the compound where that villa worth one to two hundred million given to me by Grandpa Mu is located?"

Lin Yi thought for a moment, shifting his consciousness into the mysterious space of the *Slaying Gods Scripture*, and looked at the large red real estate ownership certificate.

Only then did he confirm that he indeed possessed a villa here—his name was written right on the property certificate, and Elder Mu had also called to confirm it. Therefore, he actually owned a house here!

What a coincidence.

However, Elder Mu had explicitly stated earlier that Mu Yuqing was living in that very villa in Tianhe County!

Therefore, Lin Yi decided that it would be best... not to go check out the house unless absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, in case Mu Yuqing happened to be inside the villa... Lin Yi worried that something unspeakable might happen!

While Lin Yi was momentarily dazed, Ouyang Ran looked at him and smiled, a flush naturally creeping up her neck.

Ouyang Ran's boldness today had truly reached new heights. Despite acting extremely mature, her hand had never been held like this by any man before.

With Lin Yi's hand pressed against hers, Ouyang Ran felt her heart beating wildly like a startled fawn—thump, thump, thump, thump—making her whole body feel as though her blood was boiling.

Could this be the feeling of falling in love?

As Ouyang Ran was pondering this, Lin Yi pulled his hand away, coughed twice, and said to Ouyang Ran, "Alright, Ran-jie, let's go over and take a look."

Ouyang Ran nodded and drove the car further forward.

Soon, a security guard saluted Ouyang Ran, the license plate recognition system scanned the vehicle, and the SUV drove inside.

Villa Number Seven was precisely the villa belonging to the Lin family, where Lin Hexian lived.

No wonder the two families had such a good relationship; right next door to the villa bought by the Lin family was Villa Number Eight, which belonged to Ouyang Ran's family.

After parking the car, Ouyang Ran and Lin Yi walked together toward Lin Hexian's home.

Along the way, Lin Yi took out the energy measuring instrument to scan the area, but found nothing unusual—there were almost no ominous energy points around.

Only in a few dark corners might there hide a meager one or two points of ominous energy.

It seemed that Lin Hexian at least hadn't turned into some sort of ghost or monster, otherwise the readings would definitely not have been like this.

Ouyang Ran stepped forward and knocked on the door, which was quickly opened from the inside, revealing a face.

It was a middle-aged woman, extremely beautiful in appearance and dressed with opulent luxury.

However, a look of deep worry hung on the middle-aged woman's face, as if she were anxious about something.

Upon seeing Ouyang Ran, the middle-aged woman immediately smiled faintly and said, "Come right in, come right in. So it's Ranran who has come."

Just as she finished speaking, the middle-aged woman caught sight of Lin Yi, and her eyes suddenly widened.

Yet very quickly, her expression relaxed into a smile. "You must be Ranran's friend. Come, come, please come right in."

She was extremely polite and well-mannered.

Lin Yi nodded, "Pardon the intrusion, Auntie."

Ouyang Ran giggled.

Soon, Ouyang Ran was pulled by the hand by the middle-aged woman into the villa.

Just as the two of them reached the entryway, they heard people talking in the living room.

"The reason I found a master is because I know you are a very famous spirit-medium shaman, Master. I hope you can help me and save my son..."

"Easy to say, easy to say... Rest assured, the immortal entity behind me possesses extraordinary power, so you have nothing to worry about. As long as your son is truly entangled by ghosts and monsters, I have ways to have a good chat with them. At the very worst, I can also tell President Lin how to break these curses. Is your son still sleeping upstairs right now?"

"Yes, yes... Lately, this boy comes home every ten days half a month and has to sleep for several days straight, looking completely listless! He used to be chubby like me, but now he's become extremely slender."

"To tell you the truth, Master, I used to want to lose weight too, but seeing him like this, I wanted to ask how he managed it. So I went into his room and couldn't wake him up no matter what. Suddenly, the silk scarf around his neck slipped off, and I discovered blood holes on his neck!"

"With that red fog covering the skies earlier, everyone has been saying that ghosts and monsters are constantly emerging, so I figured something might be wrong and ended up bringing you here, Master."

Hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but want to laugh.

Ouyang Ran also turned her head and exchanged a glance with Lin Yi.

Clearly, neither of them had expected that this bizarre occurrence happening to Lin Hexian had not only been discovered by Ouyang Ran, but even Lin Hexian's father, Lin Tian, had noticed it.

And Lin Tian had even invited a spirit-medium shaman... backed by an immortal entity!